Film

Peter Lindbergh, world famous German fashion photographer and film director has sadly passed away. Lindbergh has worked with some of the biggest publications, including Vogue, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar US, and the Wall Street Journal Magazine. Lindbergh will be remembered for his stark, powerful black-and-white portraits of model and celebrities. He was also opposed to photo retouching. His most iconic image, is the January 1990 cover of the U.K. edition of Vogue. For that issue, he assembled Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, and Christy Turlington all casually looking into the camera. It was the first time the five of them appeared together and it ushered in a new era for supermodels. The five of them would later all reunite for George Michael’s “Freedom ’90” video.

Always loved his black and white fashion photography and his ability to portray all sorts of people. Specifically the magnificent supermodels of the 90s.

Sylvester Stallone is looking to turn 1986 cop thriller “Cobra” into a streaming TV series. With this news it makes sense to bring out the old discussion on why the film is still not released in a “Director´s Cut” version. The first rough cut was over two hours long (the closest estimated original running time is 130 minutes). It was then shortened to a roughly two-hour director’s cut which was intended to be released in theaters. However, after “Top Gun” became a smash hit, Stallone and Warner Bros. were worried that Cobra – which would premiere the following week – would be overshadowed, so in order to ensure at least one extra screening each day the movie was heavily re-edited. Stallone removed much of the plot and scenes involving characters other than his own. Warner Bros. also demanded that the more graphic scenes be cut down or removed entirely because they were “too intense,” and that some action scenes be cut for pacing.

I still want to see the two-hour director’s cut as it was intended. Make it happen Mr. Stallone and Warner Bros.

One of my favourite actors from my youth, Rutger Hauer, has sadly passed away at the age of 75. 😞 Maybe mostly known for the iconic character Roy Batty in “Blade Runner” from 1982, but he gave us as well classic films like “Nighthawks”, “Ladyhawke”, “Flesh+Blood”, “The Hitcher”, “Wanted: Dead or Alive”, “The Blood of Heroes” and “A Breed Apart”. Rest in peace Rutger.